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Brexit: Financial market participants whose activity might be impacted
December 29th, 2020
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) remind stakeholders to be aware and prepared for changes that will occur from 1 January 2021. On 29 March 2017, the United Kingdom (UK) notified the European Council of its intention to ...
Prospects for the UK and the pound
December 15th, 2020
This article assesses the likelihood of the pound following the dollar into monetary hyperinflation. Between March and September, the US Government financed twice as much of its spending by bond sales — mostly through inflationary QE — compared with ...
Payment token derivatives: the risks behind the hype
November 19th, 2020
Compared to a direct investment in Bitcoin, for example, an investment in derivatives with payment tokens as underlying assets is more transparent but is by no means risk-free. Many of the risks associated with payment tokens have an impact ...
Brexit: What’s happening and what comes next?
November 18th, 2020
It’s been a hectic year in news, with the coronavirus pandemic and the US presidential election dominating the headlines. Brexit deadlines have come and gone, but now it’s fair to say crunch time is fast approaching for the UK’s ...
Impact of COVID-19 on household consumption and savings
November 11th, 2020
In the second quarter of 2020, the EU household saving rate recorded its highest year-over-year increase since the time series began at +10.8 percentage points (pp). The main reason behind this was a marked 17.3% year-on-year decline in household ...
ASIC further regulates the selling of CFDs to Retail Investors
October 29th, 2020
The Australian Securities and investment commission has announced the restrictions on selling. They would like to protect investors, as they are saying. New rules will also mandate negative account protection. It will ensure customers do not lose more than ...
iSignthis released Business Update
October 27th, 2020
iSignthis announced its 6th consecutive positive quarterly operating cash flow contained in the Appendix 4C and its quarterly business activity report. The Company is profitable, with more than 110 staff between Australia, UK, Lithuania, Cyprus, Malta, Netherlands, and Israel. ...
Venezuela wins UK court decision in battle to get its gold back
October 6th, 2020
The UK’s appeals court has ruled in favor of President Nicolas Maduro’s government in the battle to repatriate Venezuela’s $1 billion worth of gold held at the Bank of England, reversing an earlier decision. The UK High Court ruled ...
Rollercoaster Pound Sterling ride
October 2nd, 2020
After an early slide, Sterling was subjected to high volatility as reports of a potential landing zone for level playing field and fisheries issues were quickly denied by EU sources. Sterling ended the European session with limited net losses ...
Germany puts ex-Audi CEO on trial over ‘dieselgate’
September 30th, 2020
Five years after “dieselgate” emissions cheating revelations rocked the car industry, ex-Audi CEO Rupert Stadler on Wednesday becomes the first top executive to stand trial in Germany. Stadler, 57, faces charges of “fraud, falsifying certifications and false advertising”, according ...
